Motivations,Pathways,and Evaluation:Japanese Assistance to Mekong Countries in the Context of ASEAN Integration
Japan's assistance to Mekong countries has a certain degree of correlation with the integration process of ASEAN,whether it is to promote the economic and social development of Southeast Asia,the altruistic concept of promoting the economic integration of ASEAN,or to realize its own needs to maximize economic and political benefits in cooperation with ASEAN with a higher level of integration.However,this correlation is not regular,but moderately adjusted with the changes of regional and external environment,so that the scale and form of aid show fluctuations with time and trend.On the whole,Japan's assistance to the Mekong region has played a positive role in bridging the regional development gap and promoting economic integration.In return,Japan has received economic and political and diplomatic benefits.However,Japan's aid is tied to values such as"democracy and human rights"and becomes a tool to promote the Indo-Pacific strate-gy,and it will have a negative impact on East Asian regional cooperation.
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